So I've been slow in blogging these days! Last week I did a 10K in Riverside at Hidden Valley Nature Center. It was a beautiful day, a little taste of springtime about 3 weeks too early. It actually was a little warm! The nature center is located on a little bluff overlooking the Santa Ana river. It has a panoramic view of the mountains ... just beautiful. The run raised money for the nature center, so once again it was a good cause.
It was small, which was nice. There weren't any of what I call the money runners, elite runners who show up at races that have cash prizes. I'm not sure this is the fairest way of doing things - a "regular" runner doesn't really have a chance against people who run 5 or less minute paces. Oh well, I'm not worried about winning anything anytime soon.
One of the key things I'm learning about some of these runs, when you think of "gentle rolling hills", the key word there is "hills". When you're running, a hill is a HILL. So this run was 6 miles of gentle rolling HILLS. Needless to say it was a bit challenging. I have a long way to go before I can easily run up a hill. Many things to strive for.
This coming weekend I'm doing a half marathon in San Diego. Is there a weekend in San Diego when there isn't a run somewhere? lol. Gotta love it. :)
